Calpernia Addams As Herself

Week of June 9, 2014
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The new adventures of the irrepressible trans activist/actress/entertainer, whose tragic backstory was portrayed on the screen in the award-winning 2003 film Soldier's Girl, including her work with Felicity Huffman for Transamerica and Jared Leto for Dallas Buyers Club, her experiences on the lecture circuit, her music (with a taste from the title track of her album Stunning) and her frustrations with the Hollywood stereotypes of both trans characters and trans actors. (Interviewed in the studios of KPFK-Los Angeles by Steve Pride, Steve Reigns and Ian MacKinnon of IMRU.

      

 Plus a brief survey of recent top trans-related news stories.

And in NewsWrap: backroom deal bans marriage equality in Slovakia, British consulates host same-gender nuptials, Wisconsin couples rush to wed while North Dakota's journey begins, pleasant Pride surprise in Nicosia, Puerto Rico's governor trusts lesbian's judgment,new generation emerges in California city's elections, and more news reported this week by Ryan Pest and Tanya Kane-Parry (produced by Steve Pride).

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